now, we still have other "fiscal cliffs" ahead. this thing isn't done. but really a relief rally by the market with the dow up more more than 300. labor department is reporting this morning that first time weekly claims for unemployment rose by 10,000 to 3 72,000. tomorrow the labor department reports its totals for the month of december. economists are looking for a gain of around 150,000 jobs. private payroll tracker adp said this morning that they saw a gain of 215,000 jobs. obviously that would be a lot better than expected and would be very much welcome news. there have been a lot of dire reports on retail sales for last month which is critical given the holiday shopping season. but the number of major chains reporting some strong numbers this morning. they include san francisco- based gap and pleasanton-based ross. ross saw its sales up 6%. gap across its three chains including old navy, banana republic and the flagship gap up by 5%. strong numbers. their stocks reflect that this morning. overall taking a breather on the market after a big gain, do